Transition-metal-substituted (TMS) polyoxometalates of the general formula [SiW9M3O39], (where M = first row transition metal), has been synthesized and supported on anatase by sol–gel method under oil-bath condition. The tetrabutylammonium (TBA) salts of the Keggin-type polyoxotungstates [SiW9M3O39], (M = VII, CrII, MnII, FeII CoII and NiII), proved to be green, reusable, and ...